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40 satisfactory definitions if both lists are given; 20 if only one list is given.
2. Definitions: Abstract Words
Say "What is pity?" "What do we mean by pity?" etc. If response contains word to be defined, ask, "Yes, but what does it mean to pity some one?" Same for revenge, charity, envy, justice. Question S. if response is not clear.
Credit if three of the five words are satisfactorily defined. (See The Measurement of Intelligence, pp. 282-84.)
3. Ball and Field
Present "round field" on record blank with gate facing S. and say, "Let us suppose that your baseball has been lost in this round field. You have no idea what part of the field it is in. You don't know what direction it came from, how it got there, nor with what force it came. All you know is that the ball is lost somewhere in the field. Now, take this pencil and mark out a path to show me how you would hunt for the ball so as to be sure not to miss it. Begin at the gate and show me what path you would take." If S. stops, say, "But suppose you have not found it yet, which direction would you go next?"
Credit in Year VIII for "inferior" plan (or better); in Years VIII and XII for "superior" plan. (See scoring card.)
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